This illustration was done for Apex Digest Issue 9, which premiered in March 2007. The cover was for the main story, Sum of His Parts by Kevin J. Anderson. This was a retelling of the classic Frankenstein story, but rather than focusing on the creation of the monster or on the monster itself, the story revolves around the body parts’ owners. This is the moment of conception, the exact moment that lightning strikes life into the heart of the creature.